Fishing plug



Feb. 28, 1950 R. c. FEHELY 2,498,800

FISHING PLUG Filed March 24, 1947 1 INVENTOR BY 9 M ATTORNEYS Patented Feb. 28, 1950 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE FISHING PLUG Ralph C. Fehely, Arcata, Calif.

Application March 24, 1947, Serial No. 736,813

1 Claim.

coated to provide a bright surface to which the fish are attracted in the zig-zag or undulating motion of the lure, and the lure is formed by filling a copper or other non-corrosive metal tube bent on an ogee curvature with lead or other fairly heavy material so that'the lure will be nonbuoyant.

With the above and other objects in view, my invention consists in the arrangement, combination and details of construction disclosed in the drawings and specification, and then more particularly pointed out in the appended claim.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a detailed side elevation of a fishing plug or lure constructed according to an embodiment of this invention.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal section of the lure.

Figure 3 is a transverse section taken on the line 33 of Figure 2.

Referring to the drawing the numeral 10 designates generally a tubular lure member which is formed on an ogee or S curvature and is formed with an upwardly curved forward portion 1 I and a reversely or downwardly curved rear portion 12.

The interior of the tubular member In is filled with lead or other relatively heavy material as indicated at l3 so that the lure will be nonbuoyant. The lure at the'forward end thereof is provided with a fiat face 14 which is inclined downwardly and rearwardly and is formed at its rear end with a second fiat face l5 which is mclined downwardly and forwardly.

A swivel attaching ring I6 is extended through an opening I! formed in the forward end of the lure for attaching a line thereto. The tubular member ID and the filling [3 are provided with a pair of vertically disposed openings l8 through which a pair of hook attaching members l9 are loosely extended, the attaching means [9 in the present instance being constructed in the form of cotter pins or the like which have the eyes 20 thereof lowermost.

A multiple hook 2! is carried by each fastening member 19 and is disposed in depended relation below the lure body.

The tubular member I0 is preferably formed out of copper or other non-corrosive tubing and may be plated with a bright coating so as to present an appearance which will be attractive to the fish.

I do not mean to confine myself to the exact details of construction herein disclosed, but claim all variations, falling within the purview of the appended claim.

What I claim is:

A fish lure comprising an elongated round body longitudinally curved between the ends thereof to form a substantially S-shaped plug, the opposite ends of said body being fiat and disposed in downwardly converging relation, said body having a pair of longitudinally spaced apart openings therethrough, a pair of hooks below said body, and means loosely engaging through said openings dependingly securing said hooks to said body.

, RALPH C. FEHELY.

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